The Skinny

I could have avoided this by simply being myself and not caring about irrelevent people’s opinions on a topic. For example, in 5th grade all of my friends started wearing skinny so as soon as I saw that the next time that me and my mom went to the store I asked her to buy me skinny jeans. This is just one example of me conforming, but there is plenty more that was 5th grade and in 7th grade that is when the snapback hats became the socially acceptable and fitted hats were out…

Skinny legs, no stretch marks a thigh gap that can be distinguished from a mile away. A flat stomach with a clear definition of abs. Long hair with curls that look like a picture perfect image on a magazine. That’s what an “ideal” body type is. Flawlessly beautiful. As a 5’0 muscular girl, body image has always something that been a traumatic issue for myself. Always feeling ashamed for the body that I have. Body image has been a road block of trying to fix myself, or to free the bottled up…

great qualities and let them shine through your insecurities. Focus on the things that you like about yourself, not what you want to change (Smith, 2016.) With more self love and confidence, people with start to see was they truly are, not fat, not skinny, but healthy and…

these work of art were meant for everybody who are usually being put down. They were also meant to inspire people. They both were said to make people feel better about themselves. The song and the quote both had a message: no matter how fat or how skinny, tall or small, to old or to young; no matter what you can do it. (Just like what the wise John Cena once said, “Just do it, don't let your dreams…

Eating disorders for example anorexia and bulimia are both serious disease and can also be very dangerous if you have one. The two disorders can have big and serious implications on your well-being and mental health. Eating disorders are affecting many people not just in America but all over the world and it should be taken more seriously and treated like a more serious disease. Many people struggle with everyday life if they do have an eating disorder and it is tough for them to find help for…

based on the industry analysis and current business strategy for the Cheesecake Factory, there are 3 key strategic marketing initiatives that should be undertaken, which will help improve the business over the next 3 to 5 years. These initiatives cover expanding cheesecake distributions, focusing on healthier alternative menu items and increasing advertising spend and communication. When it comes to expanding cheesecake distributions, this is a unique and subtle way to remain top of mind with…

teenagers begin to spend extra time looking in the mirror and noticing the little things about themselves. Everyday beginning my freshman year, I would walk the overcrowded halls of William Chrisman and as I would look around I’d see all these pretty, skinny girls and I became suddenly aware of my size and looks. I have always played sports and I am constantly gaining weight because of muscle mass and I always sport my athletic wear which is not quite flattering. One day my sophomore year, I…

The media should stop pressuring females to be skinny and men to be as muscular as they can be. If the media showed all type of body sizes more Americans would feel comfortable with how they really look, in other words they will start to develop a positive body images. Advertisements today mostly target…

Does society glamorize your weight and despise it at the same time? “You’re soooooo skinny!!!!” “UHHH, you’re just body goals!!” “You’re too bony.” These are only a couple of the lines that allude to my body image on a day to day basis. I know that I’m a short, petite young woman with an edge of sass. I fit society’s standards to an extent so, sometimes I don’t know how I should view myself when I look in the mirror. There are those infrequent moments when I think, “Should I complain about…

question will be weighted with professional opinions throughout the next few paragraphs. Some of these professional opinions are that textbooks should be evaluated beforehand, it should provide the link between text difficulty, it needs to look at the skinny on teaching, and it needs to look at addressing CCSS and engaging students. In a textbook a…